Russia – UPDATE

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin threatens to rise against Russia's military leaders; Bucharest is closely monitoring the developments

Newsroom, 24.06.2023, 16:23

RUSSIA Bucharest is closely monitoring the
developments in Russia. President Klaus Iohannis announced he was updated
constantly and that Romania is in contact with the Allied countries. A similar
message came from PM Marcel Ciolacu, who said he was receiving regular updates
from the defence and the foreign ministries. The US, UK, France, Germany, Italy,
Poland and the European Union and NATO in turn announced they were monitoring
the situation. The leader of the Wagner paramilitary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, stated on Saturday that he entered Russia with his
troops in order to topple the country’s military leaders, and vowed he was
ready to die alongside his 25,000 troops in order to liberate the Russian
people. Russia’s prosecutor general’s office announced a mutiny investigation
was underway against Prigozhin, who accused the army of striking his fighters. The
Russian authorities have tightened security in Moscow and a few other regions
in Russia. President Vladimir Putin accused Wagner of treason, and said all
those taking part in the armed
uprising would be punished. Until
recently, Wagner mercenaries were deployed in Ukraine alongside the regular
Russian army. (AMP)